Halter



(Nelly 1 91.) L V I J. G. COVERT.

HALT R,

No. 506,475. Patented 001;; 10, 1893 ziiwcw dam ; UNrrEn STATE PATENT@rrrci;

JAMES C. COVERT, OF WEST TROY, NEW YORK.

HALTER.

Iv I s SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 506,475, datedOctober 10, 1893.

Application filed July '7. 1893. Serial No. 479,817. on model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES C. COVERT, a citi- 'zen of the United States,residing at West Troy,- in the county of Albany and State of New York,haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combined Web andRope Halter; and I do hereby declare thefol:

lowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, suchas will enable others skilled in the art to which it apper tains to makeand use the same.

. This invention relates to an improvement 1n a combined. rope and webhalter, and it consists in the construction and arrangement of partshereinafter described and definitely pointed out in the claims.

The aim and purpose of this invention are the provision of an improvedhalter, of the nature above indicated in which the several detailperspective view of the end connection of the nose-piece.

new of the eyelet, and Fig. 4, shows an ele-' vatlon and edge View ofthe connecting loop v Fig. 3, is a detail between the web and rope.

In the drawings A represents the head or crown strap, formed of a web offabric which has secured thereto the usual throat latch A, and isprovided with a suitable adj usting device'A at one end.

B is the nose piece formed of rope or cordage, having a permanent loop Bat one end formed by folding the end back and rigidly clamping the twoadjacent parts together.

C is the eyelet consisting of an oblong eye 0 and a transverse oblongeye 0 of larger diameter than the eye 0 but arranged on the same planeor in a straight line therewith. These two eyes are united by the web 0'which connects the side of eye 0' with the end of eye 0. On the upperface of this web is a pin 0 adapted to penetrate the rope and assist inholding it in place. Inrutilizing this eyelet, the end,

manent loop, which carries the eyelet. I The opposite or tie end of thenose piece 'or rope is first passed up through the eye c over formingloop B, is first passed through the eye of and subsequently formed intothe perthe pin and down through'the eye 0. The

oblong shape of the eye a prevents an abrupt turn but permits the rope,at that point,-to1 assume an inclining rather than a right angleposition to the outer end, and portion passing through eye 0'. By thismeans it will be observed that the size of the nose loop may be quicklyvaried, and the binding efiect of the rope in the eyes elfectuallyprevents any slipping of the same or shirring up around the nose.

The use of knots and the danger of separating the eyelet from the ropeare avoided as the eyelet is permanently secured on the rope. I

To overcome the objections to the use of a rope head piece, I haveprovided means for attaching the web, above referred to. These meansconsist of frames D, formed with uniform side bars d having curved endsand a central cross-bar d curved at its edges to form in connection withthe side" pass the circular openings d -at opposite ends. The

central portion of the lower side bard is curved out, and the lowerendof the crossbar is spread and connected to the side bars on oppositesides of the curve, thereby forming the eye d through which a bit snapmay be passed. The frame thus described is inclined from itsopposite'endsto the center or substantially V-shape, to prevent abruptangles'being formed in the rope at thispoint.

- On the upper end of frame D is the oblong loop D formed of the endbars e connected to the ends of the frame and the straight position. Itis understood that the loop B may be increased in size and the endcarried and attached at other points when desired. Having thus describedthe invention, what is claimed as new, and desired to be Secured byLetters Patent, is-

1. In a halter, a rope nose piece'consisb ing of a section of ropehaving a loop formed at one end and its opposite end extended out toform a tie, and an eyelet carried by the loop having two eyes therein ofdifferent size, thelooped end-of the rope passed through the larger eyeand the tie end of the rope being first passed throug'hthe larger eye,and finally through the smaller eye, substantially 'asdescribed.

2. In a combined rope ancbwebhalter, the, combination with a fia-tweb-head piecaof a; rope nose 'piece, and frames connecting the? ropeand web at opposite sides, formed with circular openings at oppositeends, an opening therein, the end of the rope passing through one eyeand theopposite end passing through both eyes, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

} JAMES C. oow' nn'r.

Witnessesy V v G. ARTHUR 'PENNINGTON,

L. S. 'BAooN.

